diff --git a/pm2d/line_matcher.py b/pm2d/line_matcher.py
index ce035c6..99d131e 100644
--- a/pm2d/line_matcher.py
+++ b/pm2d/line_matcher.py
@@ -740,6 +740,94 @@ class LineShapeMatcher:
                 s2, cx2, cy2 = _score_at_angle(x2)
         return best
 
+    def _compute_soft_score(
+        self, scene_gray: np.ndarray, variant: _Variant,
+        cx: float, cy: float, angle_deg: float,
+    ) -> float:
+        """Soft-margin gradient similarity (Halcon Metric='use_polarity').
+
+        Score = mean(max(0, cos(theta_template - theta_scene))) sulle
+        feature template alla pose, pesato per magnitude scena. Continuo
+        in [0, 1], piu discriminante della metric a bin (Y di "Halcon
+        improvements"): match a leggera rotazione = penalita' graduale
+        invece di on/off bin.
+
+        Polarity:
+        - use_polarity=True: cos(theta_t - theta_s) considera direzione
+          completa (mod 2pi)
+        - use_polarity=False: |cos(theta_t - theta_s)| considera solo
+          orientazione (mod pi)
+        """
+        if self.template_gray is None:
+            return 0.0
+        h, w = self.template_gray.shape
+        scale = variant.scale
+        sw = max(16, int(round(w * scale)))
+        sh = max(16, int(round(h * scale)))
+        gray_s = cv2.resize(self.template_gray, (sw, sh), interpolation=cv2.INTER_LINEAR)
+        mask_src = (
+            self._train_mask if self._train_mask is not None
+            else np.full_like(self.template_gray, 255)
+        )
+        mask_s = cv2.resize(mask_src, (sw, sh), interpolation=cv2.INTER_NEAREST)
+        diag = int(np.ceil(np.hypot(sh, sw))) + 6
+        py = (diag - sh) // 2; px = (diag - sw) // 2
+        gray_p = cv2.copyMakeBorder(
+            gray_s, py, diag - sh - py, px, diag - sw - px, cv2.BORDER_REPLICATE,
+        )
+        mask_p = cv2.copyMakeBorder(
+            mask_s, py, diag - sh - py, px, diag - sw - px,
+            cv2.BORDER_CONSTANT, value=0,
+        )
+        center = (diag / 2.0, diag / 2.0)
+        M = cv2.getRotationMatrix2D(center, angle_deg, 1.0)
+        gray_r = cv2.warpAffine(gray_p, M, (diag, diag),
+                                 flags=cv2.INTER_LINEAR,
+                                 borderMode=cv2.BORDER_REPLICATE)
+        mask_r = cv2.warpAffine(mask_p, M, (diag, diag),
+                                 flags=cv2.INTER_NEAREST, borderValue=0)
+        # Gradient template (continuo, non quantizzato)
+        gx_t = cv2.Sobel(gray_r, cv2.CV_32F, 1, 0, ksize=3)
+        gy_t = cv2.Sobel(gray_r, cv2.CV_32F, 0, 1, ksize=3)
+        mag_t = cv2.magnitude(gx_t, gy_t)
+        # Estrai posizioni feature alla pose
+        _, bins_t = self._gradient(gray_r)
+        fx, fy, _ = self._extract_features(mag_t, bins_t, mask_r)
+        if len(fx) < 4:
+            return 0.0
+        # Gradient scena (continuo)
+        gx_s = cv2.Sobel(scene_gray, cv2.CV_32F, 1, 0, ksize=3)
+        gy_s = cv2.Sobel(scene_gray, cv2.CV_32F, 0, 1, ksize=3)
+        H, W = scene_gray.shape
+        ix = int(round(cx)); iy = int(round(cy))
+        sims = []
+        weights = []
+        for i in range(len(fx)):
+            xs = ix + int(fx[i] - center[0])
+            ys = iy + int(fy[i] - center[1])
+            if not (0 <= xs < W and 0 <= ys < H):
+                continue
+            tx = float(gx_t[int(fy[i]), int(fx[i])])
+            ty = float(gy_t[int(fy[i]), int(fx[i])])
+            sx = float(gx_s[ys, xs]); sy = float(gy_s[ys, xs])
+            tm = math.hypot(tx, ty); sm = math.hypot(sx, sy)
+            if tm < 1e-3 or sm < 1e-3:
+                continue
+            # cos(theta_t - theta_s) = (tx*sx + ty*sy) / (tm*sm)
+            cos_sim = (tx * sx + ty * sy) / (tm * sm)
+            if not self.use_polarity:
+                # Mod pi: |cos| considera solo orientazione (no polarity)
+                cos_sim = abs(cos_sim)
+            else:
+                cos_sim = max(0.0, cos_sim)
+            sims.append(cos_sim)
+            weights.append(min(sm, 255.0))
+        if not sims:
+            return 0.0
+        sims_arr = np.asarray(sims, dtype=np.float32)
+        w_arr = np.asarray(weights, dtype=np.float32)
+        return float((sims_arr * w_arr).sum() / (w_arr.sum() + 1e-9))
+
     def _verify_ncc(
         self, scene_gray: np.ndarray, cx: float, cy: float,
         angle_deg: float, scale: float,
@@ -828,6 +916,7 @@ class LineShapeMatcher:
         greediness: float = 0.0,
         batch_top: bool = False,
         nms_iou_threshold: float = 0.3,
+        use_soft_score: bool = False,
     ) -> list[Match]:
         """
         scale_penalty: se > 0, riduce lo score per match a scala diversa da 1.0:
@@ -1189,6 +1278,14 @@ class LineShapeMatcher:
                 if ncc < verify_threshold:
                     continue
                 score_f = (float(score_f) + max(0.0, ncc)) * 0.5
+            # Soft-margin gradient similarity: sostituisce o integra lo
+            # score con metric continua (cos sim gradients) invece di
+            # bin discreto. Halcon-style: piu robusto a piccole rotazioni.
+            if use_soft_score:
+                soft = self._compute_soft_score(
+                    gray0, var, cx_f, cy_f, ang_f,
+                )
+                score_f = (float(score_f) + soft) * 0.5
             # Re-check min_score sullo score finale: NCC averaging puo
             # abbattere lo shape-score sotto la soglia user. Senza questo
             # check apparivano match con score < min_score (UI confusing).